07 October 2013

Quo Vadis... our way

I’m tossing this post up here in answer to a question about our read through with Quo Vadis, not as a promotional post for others to read Q.V

We wanted to read a classical literary work about Rome rather than the Maier title Sonlight is currently using in Core 200 and so elected to go
with a title that is used in other highschool currics ; Quo Vadis used to be one of the SL
Core 8 titles too, from years back.

We are reading & listening (via audio) through this book together.

*Recommending that the parent be familiar with the content
in this book before handing it over to your student.

We are airbrushing out some of the ‘physical attraction’ moments. :/

Daisy is listening along, to various portions of the story, as
Jay and I go through this book.

While
this book is unashamedly Christian in tone, and intent, there are some Roman
history portions I do not want her listening in to!

This book does contain some very adult
themes;

the greed of physical desire at a base level,

confusing lust
with love,

and detailing the practices, vices, and violence, of a debauched
filled Roman’s lifestyle.

In short, Nero
was a narcissistic, amoral despot
and Sienkiewiecz is writing about the people, culture, and environment he ‘ruled’ in.

We’re moving between a kindle edition and an audio (they are
not whispersynced!)

Go through a quick overview of The Four Loves first. Really helpful during our discussions of the characters in
Quo Vadis – especially with Marcus Vinicius - as we compare a Christ driven
love and a Roman, culturally, driven love.

With Jay especially, though Daisy is listening in on these
discussions too, we are finding Quo Vadis is creating a good platform to discuss
1 Corinthians 13, and the reality of enduring “love” being an action,
not a feeling.

I’ve downloaded some highschool study guides and we’re
incorporating portions of those as we go through Q.V.

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